Display-truck.



J. L. TANDY, DISPLAY TRUGK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19, 1909.

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JOI-IN L. TANDY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

DISPLAY-TRUCK.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910. Serial No. 478,920.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application led February 19, 1909.

ence, said arms diverging from their points pivotal connection and terminating at their opposite ends in substantially parallel extensions 9 and 10, the last- To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. TANDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display- Trucks, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to couchtrucks and more especially to trucks type whereoii endwise or in a substantially horizontal posit-ion, and my object is to produce a couchdisplay truck of the type mentioned which will accommodate and reliably support a c oucli of 'any size and which will not tilt or the inner facesof the side rails of a couch 1l rearward of the head-board 12 of the :couch frame so that when the couch is movedv from its vertical or storage position to its substantially horizontal or displa position, said head-board will rest upon the swing-arms, usually on the extensions 9 thereof as shown in Fig. 2. In some types of couches the head-board is disposed in such position that it will rest upon the swing-arms at the opposite side of pivotal points 7 from that shown, and in both types of construction I preferably brace the standards by means of braces 13 extending from pivotal point 7 to cross bar' 5, though any other suitable means for bracing the standards may be employed.

If desired the swing-arms 8 may be arranged in intersecting planes, that is they may be crossed, as shown in Fig. 3, in order to act as guards against lateral movement of the couch, though the construction shown in Figs. l and 2, is preferred as suiiiciently rigid for all practical purposes and less expensive.

It will be noticed that the standards 6 are of such height that when the couch is grasped and swung down to its display position, the legs at the head-end are disposed close to the floor, the other pair of legs resting upon the floor. The rear end of the truck is approximately the same width as the couch by preference, and the frontend 'narrower in order that when the couch is lowered the side rails and le s at its headend, are disposed outward 0I the truck, it being obvious that the resilient swing-arms permit their extensions l() to be adjusted toward or from each other to accommodate couch frames of varying width. When the couch is operated it swings from pivotal points 7, and

when down, the major portion of the weight is carried by the standards produce a display durable and cheap easily and further object is to truck of simple, strong, construction and which can be quickly secured to the couch.

With. these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar feaence is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which;

Figure l, is a perspective view of a couchdisplaytruck embodying my invention, and also shows in dotted lines, a couch standing on end upon and secured 2, is an enlarged centra vertical longitua substantially display position. Fig. 3, is modified form of the truck.

In the said drawing, l indicates a frame mounted on casters 2 and consisting by prefside bars 3 connected by a rear cross bar 4 and a front cross bar 5, the tapering of the frame being such by preference, as to accommodate a couch of minimum width, that is to say, to permit the head-end legs of the couch to stand outward of thesaid side bars.

frame of this form also provides a wide and stable bearing for the couch and diminishes to the minimum, chance of tilting or tipping action.

6 indicates standards erected upon side bars 3 near their front ends, and pivoted to the upper ends of said-standards at 7, are swing-arms 8 of resilient metal'by preferthe side rails. In practice about four couches standing on end on trucks of this character can be stored in the space usually occupied by a couch arranged horizontally and when a particular couch is to be displayed adapted to ft against' any that may be in the way, are grasped'and pulled aside, the trucks forming wheeled vehicles whereby such couches may be moved easily and quickly to give the required space for the particular couch to be lowered for inspection, the couch being readily swung back to its vertical or storage position, when desired.

The mounting of couches vertically on trucks not only is advantageous because they occupy a smaller space but also because they present a smaller surface for the lodgment of dust and dirt. It will be apparent that trucks of this character may be employed for the convenient support and display of any articles which, when standing on end occupy less space than when in horizontal or display position.

F rom the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a couch-display truck of the character outlined which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable and which is susceptible of modiiication in various particulars without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I-Iaving thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

l. A display truck, comprising a frame and swing-arms pivotally supported by said frame and adapted to swing so as to move their free or outer ends from a position rearward of and higher than the vertical and :horizontal planes respectively of their pivotal points, to a position forward of and approximately in the horizontal plane of such pivotal point; said swing-arlns diverging from their pivotal points toward their outer ends.

2. A display truck, comprising a frame and swing-arms pivotally supported by said frame and adapted to swing so as to move their free outer ends from a position rearward of and higher than the vertical and horizontal planes respectively of their pivotal points, to a position forward of and approximately in the horizontal plane of such pivotal point; said swing-arms being of sidewise-resilient material and diverging from their pivoted toward their free ends and having substantially parallel extensions at such free ends.

3. A display truck, comprising a frame and sidewise-resilient swing-arms pivotally supported by said frame and adapted to swing so as to move their free or outer ends from a position rearward of and higher than the vertical and horizontal planes respectively, of their pivotal points, to a position forward of and approximately in the horizontal plane of such pivotal points; said swing-arms having extensions at the opposite sides of their bodyfportions.

pivotal points from theirl 4. A display truck, comprising a frame and swing-arms pivotally supported by said frame and adapted to swing so as to move their free or outer ends from a position rearward of and higher than the vertical and horizontal planes respectively of their pivotal points, to a position forward of and approximately in the horizontal plane of such pivotal points; said swing-arms having extensions projecting from their pivotal points in the opposite direction to the body-portions of the arms.

5. A display truck, comprising a frame and swing-arms pivotally supported by said frame and adapted to swing so as to move their free or outer ends from a position rearward of and higher than the vertical and horizontal planes respectively oftheir pivv otal points, to a position forward of and approximately in the horizontal plane of such pivotal points; said swing-arms being of sidewise resilient material and diverging from their pivotal points and provided at their free ends with substantially parallel extensions and with substantially parallel extensions at the opposite sides of their pivotal points.

6. A display truck, comprising a forwardly-tapering frame, standards projecting upward from the frame near its front end, and swing-arms pivoted on said standards and equipped to swing so as to move their free or outer ends from a position rearward of and higher than the vertical and horizontal planes respectively of their pivotal points, 1 0n to a position forward of and approximately in the horizontal plane of such points.

7. A display truck, comprising a suitable frame, wheels supporting the same, standards rising from said frame near its front 105 end, and swing-arms pivoted on said standards,and provided with extensions at the opposite sides ftheir pivotal points from their bodyportions` 8. A display truck, comprising a wheeled 110 frame consisting of a pair of forwardlyconverging side bars, a rear b-ar connecting the side bars and a front bar connect-ing the side bars, a pair of braced standards rising from said frame near its front end, and Aa pair of spring-metal swing-arms pivoted to said standards and extending divergently therefrom and terminating in their outer ends in substantially parallel extensions and at their opposite ends in a second pair of substantially parallel extensions, the latter being disposed at the opposite side of their pivot-alpoints from the first-named extensions.y 1

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN L.. TANDY. Y Witnesses:

M H. yC. RoneiiRs, vGr., Y. THORPE. 

